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Jamie Williams stars as Bruno MacIntyre, who wants to turn a dilapidated cottage once owned by his father, into a haven for tourists, in the Port Stanley Festival Theatre production of Lorne Elliott’s The Fixer Upper. (PhotosbyMG)

The Play: The Fixer Upper, a comedy by Lorne Elliott, directed by Simon Joynes.

The Show: Described as “a comedy in seven phone calls,” Elliott’s play tells the story of Bruno MacIntyre who decides to rent his ramshackle cottage to summer tourists. He turns to his Aunt Tilly for advice.

First the cottage has to be renovated. Then Bruno must deal with aunt’s insults and sly plans. As the theatre press release notes “it’s a wonder what determination, rose coloured glasses and a lick of paint can achieve!” The show stars Jamie Williams (Drinking Alone, Boeing, Boeing, Run For Your Wife) and Danielle Nicole (Henry and Alice: Into The Wild, Sexy laundry, Knickers, Perfect Wedding), “